Speed Control complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Subaru Forester has 19 NHTSA speed control complaints and 0 speed control-related recalls.
19
Complaints
0
Recalls
6
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | When I pulled into a parking spot in a parking lot, the car seemed to go faster than I intended. I s... |
| Nov 29, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The incident happened at my workplace parking garage. As I slowly turned left to park in parking spo... |
| Jul 9, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Sitting in line to get gas and when I put car in Drive it went to full throttle and struck two vehic... |
| Jun 28, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | After coming to a complete stop, the vehicle, a 2017 Subaru Forrester suddenly and without driver in... |
| May 31, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2017 Subaru Forester- I had arrived to work and stopped at parking spot. Before I could put car in ... |
| May 20, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | On May 20, 2022, I was attempting to back into a parking space when my car lunged forward and crashe... |
| Oct 8, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owned a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph and ... |
| Apr 8, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, NO CRUISE CONTROL SET. MAINTAINING 70-73 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELT MY CAR ... |
| Feb 23, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN IN MOTION COMING TO A STOP ON LOCAL STREET, HITTING BRAKES, FORESTER MAKES SOUNDS ON BOTH FRONT... |
| Jan 29, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED FORWARD ON I... |
| Dec 12, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERAT... |
| Sep 24, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND ... |
| Sep 24, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | ACCIDENT 9/24/2017, 2017 SUBARU FORESTER, 11,000. MILES. DRIVING SLOWLY IN A SHOPPING PARKING LOT, ... |
| May 31, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERA... |
| May 25, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | EXTREME HESITATION FROM STANDING STOP GOING STRAIGHT AHEAD AND TURNING. AT 5 SEPARATE INSTANCES THE ... |
| Mar 29, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SP... |
| Feb 20, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | AFTER BACKING UP, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE ACC... |
| Feb 20, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | AFTER BACKING UP IN A GAS STATION, I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND LIGHTLY PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PETAL W... |
| Jan 16, 2017 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | MY 2017 SUBARU FORESTER HAS A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHENEVER I ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BY... |